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Connections: EASS 2022 by Martha de Ramos, Roz Hall, Rose Shen-Ju Hsieh and Oliver Owens

where

Canberra Potters
Gallery

DATES

7 April to 1 May 2022

TIME

Tuesday to Saturday
10.00am–4.00pm
Sunday
11:00am–3:00pm

Catalogue

Access the exhibition catalogue online

About the Exhibition

Opened: 6pm Thursday 7 April 2022 by Rod Bamford, Head of ANU School of Art & Design Ceramics Workshop.

Connections: EASS 2022 features the work of four 2021 ceramics graduates from the ANU School of Art and Design: Martha de Ramos (BVA), Roz Hall (BVA), Rose Shen-Ju Hsieh (MVA) and Oliver Owens (BVA).

This exhibition presents four individual bodies of work developed over the artists’ period of study. Overarching themes of human relationships (to each other or their environments), connection and social impact are explored through wheel-thrown ceramic vessels in distinct and original styles. The exhibition is coordinated through the ANU School of Art & Design’s Emerging Artist Support Scheme (EASS), to help establish the careers of emerging artists.

De Ramos’s work explores humanity’s major impact on the earth (the Anthropocene) through an imaginary vision of anthropogenic terrains. Her wheel-thrown vessels are filled with glaze and fired, then cut in half revealing cores which resemble sedimentary layers and man-made mines.

Hall’s work investigates the application of ceramics by introducing kinetic elements to her wheel-thrown vessels, combining them with household appliances. She aims to renew viewers’ perception of the function of ceramics and its kinetic potential.

Hsieh’s practice is centered on creating anthropomorphic vessels and grouping them into social microcosms. She explores the changes of social formations instigated by the Covid-19 pandemic by portraying everyday objects as human beings.

Owens’ large thrown and altered vessels are inspired by the land and seascapes of the coastal areas in southern New South Wales. He explores the relationships humans share with place through an abstracted depiction of landscape.

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